Responsible Relationships, Sex & Health Education in Primary Schools - RSHE FAQs:

Q) Are children shown pornographic material?
A) No, never, they are children. The Family Planning Association takes a responsible approach. Children should be helped, protected and only taught age appropriate lessons.

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Q) Who marks your homework? And how do you ensure lessons are "age appropriate"?
A) The Family Planning Association has implemented a 4 stage process:

1. Materials are initially written by teachers
2. Any sex education lessons are reviewed and updated by medical experts
3. Lessons are then peer reviewed
4. Lessons are then re-checked to ensure they are still fully compliant with the National Curriculum

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Q) Is Relationships, Sex and Health Education really that important - shouldn't children just concentrate on English and maths?
A) There's no question that English and maths are critical building blocks.
Likewise, the clear evidence is that High Quality RSHE is like other education. It helps children and young people navigate the world, make informed choices, and develop critical thinking skills.
For details - see our Sex Education Benefits and Statistics page.

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Q) Can I take a closer look at the Yasmine and Tom lessons?
A) Yes. You can see the 63 lesson outcomes here and you can also meet Yasmine and Tom in their introduction video above.

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Q) Can I opt my child out of sex education?

A) The NHS states "it's perfectly normal for puberty to begin at any point between the ages of 8 and 13 in girls and 9 and 14 in boys."

Parents:

• cannot withdraw their child from 'relationships' education as this is a legal requirement.
• cannot withdraw their child from sex education that is part of the science curriculum e.g. 'external body parts' and 'the human body as it grows from birth to old age (including puberty)'.
• can withdraw their child from any additional sex education.

Where schools use the FPA lesson plans there are 4 of these additional sex education lessons:

• They are age appropriate and taught in year 6 (10-11 year olds)
• They are clearly marked on the lesson plan below

If opting your child out - the FPA strongly suggests that parents teach sex education at home.

Although in an ideal world - children would get these important lessons at home and at school.

 

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Animation, sound and touch-screen activities bring the characters Yasmine and Tom to life.

Age appropriate lessons help Yasmine and Tom cover the full curriculum including relationships, families, friendships, diversity, the body, online and offline safety and much more.

Discover peace of mind and a safe pair of hands so children can learn and grow.

Yasmine and Tom Example 1: The Introduction Video

A video shown to pupils aged 5 to 7 to introduce them to Yasmine and Tom.

Yasmine and Tom Example 2: Different Families

This is an “interaction” from Year 1, Lesson 3, i.e. for  5 to 6 year olds. Click the green button to see how this interaction works. Make sure to have your sound on!

Yasmine and Tom Example 3: Periods (menstruation)

This is an interaction from Year 6, i.e. for  10 to 11 year olds.  Click the green button to see how this interaction works. Make sure to have your sound on!